Mr. J.R.D. Tata, Chairman, Air India , re-enacted in a Leopard Moth, the first scheduled flight in India which he had flown 30 years ago. The route flown was Karachi / Ahmedabad / Bombay.

11 June 1962

Air India becomes an all-jet carrier.

7 May 1962

Introduction of Boeing 707s on the Sydney route with the service operating via Bangkok instead of via Madras. Withdrawal of Super Constellations from scheduled operations.

14 April 1962

Arrival of 6th Boeing 707-437 (VT-DNZ "Nanga Parbat”) in Bombay.

6 April 1962

Introduction of Boeing 707s on the Moscow route with a weekly frequency. Halt at Tashkent omitted.

11 March 1962

Arrival of fifth Boeing 707-437 (VT-DNY "Dhaulagiri") in Bombay.

1 October 1962

Introduction of Perth on Bombay / Sydney route as a scheduled halt instead of Darwin which was a technical halt. Resumption of a daily contract service for I.A.C. on Bombay / Delhi route with Boeing 707s instead of Bombay / Kolkata.

8 June 1962

Name of Air India International abbreviated to Air India by an amendment to the Air Corporations' Act.

2 May 1962

Bahrain introduced as a scheduled halt on the India / U.S.A. service on once-a-week basis.

7 April 1962

Suspension of services on Jakarta and Kuwait routes with Super Constellations and introduction of Comet 4s on these routes chartered from B.O.A.C. with Air India flight numbers.

5 April 1962

Inauguration of a weekly Madras / Singapore / Madras service with Comet 4 aircraft chartered from B.O.A.C. with Air India flight numbers.